Example sentences of "i [be] [pos pn] " in BNC.

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1 The beings who know how to sympathize with me are my foliage .
2 The only people who can hurt or compliment me are my friends
3 The things they like about me are my gai-jin attitudes , and they laugh at a lot of my conclusions , I 'm sure — not to my face , but among themselves .
4 Of course , I would have few grounds for complaint had the words attributed to me been my own .
5 I am entitled to my children 's respect simply because I am their father/mother .
6 I only hope that when I am their age I will act a little better .
7 In his characteristic phrase , " I am their leader , I must follow them " — but he determined to follow them from the front .
8 That is like the motto of the famous French revolutionary leader who said , ’ I am their leader ; I must follow them . ’
9 I am her niece , and there is the question of a small sum of money .
10 I am her dresser .
11 I am her current beau . ’
12 I am her stepbrother .
13 After all , I am her papa .
14 I am her brother from the wood , but until she gets older , that 's all I am .
15 I am her pupil , but I can not read what I have written , because the lights have just gone out and the glow of the electric fire has dwindled to nothingness .
16 I am her mother , so naturally I 'm concerned to find a perfect match .
17 ‘ If I do not utter a word , I am its master ; once I utter it , I am its slave . ’
18 ‘ If I do not utter a word , I am its master ; once I utter it , I am its slave . ’
19 I am its lord .
20 To all intents and purposes , I am its mother .
21 There is one place where I can say I am at home , where I can live in peace and quiet with my most beloved father and my dearest sister , where I can do as I like , where apart from the duties of my appointment I am my own master , and where I have a permanent income and yet can go off when I like , and travel every second year …
22 The conclusion is clear : ‘ I am my lover 's and my lover is mine . ’
23 I am my own mistress and I can walk out of here tomorrow if I want .
24 I am the fountain sealed up , the walled garden where the lord Christ takes his rest at noon ; I am my Own grille and enclosure and the desperate bride vowed to him who blesses my chains .
25 I am my father 's daughter enough for that ! ’
26 I am my father 's son yet you will not trust me .
27 I am my Father 's son — I am well treated , but out of my depth .
28 I long for my canvas and easel where I am my own master and the world is my own . ’
29 I am my husband 's life , and he is mine .
30 Tolonen 's appointment as General would certainly help in that regard , but I must also show them that I am my own man , not merely my father 's shadow .
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